UCSF Study Exposes California’s Obstacles for Medi-Cal-Related Midwifery Services
Midwife Madeleine Wisner made her dream of providing community midwife services a reality when she opened Welcome Home Community Birth Center in south Sacramento. However, after five years and 451 births, Wisner is relocating to New Zealand due to challenges in operating in California, particularly with Medi-Cal patients. She found it unsustainable to continue her birth center as insurance refused to pay the majority of her claims for services including prenatal visits, labor and delivery, …